Prix Lasker 2018 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Prix Albert Lasker pour la recherche médicale fondamentale

   C. David Allis, Michael Grunstein

   Biologie

   For discoveries elucidating how gene expression is influenced by chemical modification of histones—the proteins that package DNA within chromosomes.

2. Prix Lasker-DeBakey pour la recherche médicale clinique

   John B. Glen

   Biologie

   For the discovery and development of propofol, a chemical whose rapid action and freedom from residual effects have made it the most widely used agent for induction of anesthesia in patients throughout the world.

3. Prix Lasker-Koshland pour réalisations spéciales en sciences médicales

   Joan A. Steitz

   Biologie

   For four decades of leadership in biomedical science—exemplified by pioneering discoveries in RNA biology, generous mentorship of budding scientists, and vigorous and passionate support of women in science.